Activity Report 2008 - 2009Hans-Gerhard Wagner

Senior Animal Production and Health Officer

and Secretary of APHCA

Staffing

• Hans Wagner Senior Animal Production and Health Officer• Carolyn Benigno – Animal Health Officer • Nancy Morgan – Livestock Economist NTE 12.2008• Vinod Ahuja – Livestock Economist EOD 08.2009 • Vishnu Songkitti – Liaison Officer for APHCA (local)• Tuanchai Laisakun – Secretary (local)• Yupaporn Simuangngam – Assistant (local)

• RAP-ECTAD Headed by S. Morzaria

Financial situation

• The cash balance as of 01.01.2009 US$ 309 618 +US$ 87 980 interests

+US$ 64 425.32 received in 2009

• Arrears US$ 79 901.28

APHCA‘s 18th member

• Korea, Democratic People‘s Republic

Activities 2008 - 9

• General overview of the activities undertaken by the Livestock Group– Solely by RAP– In collaboration with HQ services, irrespective of source of

funding

• Appreciation and thanks goes to all Directors-General of Livestock Services and CVOs and their representatives for the support during 2008 - 9

• Thanks to all colleagues for their supports !

APHCA priority areas

– Control of transboundary animal diseases– Small-scale dairy and meat production and

processing– Food and feed safety– Industrialization, povery reduction, environment– Technical capacity building through trainings/

workshops: Brucellosis diagnosis and control, Bluetongue diagnosis, WTO-SPS, BSE, VPH, etc.

Activities in 2008 - 9

• Control of trans-boundary diseases on going projects – HPAI and H1N1 of prime attention:

• Dealt with by RAP-ECTAD – ADB Greater Mekong Project phase I completed - 2nd phase

approved – FMD

• DPRK ongoing • Bhutan (pipeline)

– ERV in pigs• Philippines (ongoing)

– Bluetongue workshop planned in collaboration with OIE delayed to 2010

– BSE workshop and working group meeting 2008 – Brucellosis diagnosis and control with an emphasis on B. melitensis

in collaboration with OIE (VS reports)

Activities in 2008 - 9

• FAO/OIE GF-TADs Asia– Convened subregional GF-TADs meetings

• SAARC (4-5 June 2009)• SPC (25-26 June 2009)• GF-TADs Steering Committee Meeting for Asia

(23-24 July 2009)• ASEAN (7-8 Dec 2009)

– Discussed regional issues on TADs

Activities in 2008 - 9• Small-scale dairy and meat production and processing

– Ongoing • TCP/MON/3105 Improved meat hygiene and commercial meat

processing• TCP/PHI/3102 Philippines Installing milk payment system• TCP/NEP/3001 Training for the small-scale dairy sector in support

of the community livestock development project

• TCP/MON/3104 Modernizing and upgrading the national animal breeding programme

• TCP/MYN3201 Dairy Cattle Improvement • TCP/NEP/3105 Dairy cattle Improvement

Activities in 2008 - 9

– Ongoing• Small-scale slaughterhouse design• Nepal TA assistance to community livestock

development project NTE 2010• Breeding and genetics workshop in Chiang Mai,

Thailand

Activity 2008 - 9 into 2010

– Pipeline• Sri Lanka buffalo and cattle breeding (under

approval)

• TCP Reg - Linking school milk to small-scale dairy development (submitted)

• CFC Small-scale Dairy Development (Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand) (separate reports VA)

Activities in 2008 - 9

• Food and Feed Safety– BSE and other prion diseases OIE/APHCA workshop

and working group meeting – MVPH programme with CMU-VET– WTO-SPS workshop in collaboration with OIE -

delayed to 2010 (VS reports)

– Case study Thailand on meat inspection (completed)– Small-scale slaughterhouse (ongoing) – Feed safety workshop in collaboration with OIE -

planned delayed to 2010 (CB report)

Activities in 2008 - 9

Industrialization, poverty reduction, environment– GCP/RAS/244/ITA – Sub-regional and

Environmental Animal Health Management in Asia (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Philippines)

– Ongoing GEF- WB Project Livestock Waste Management in Southeast Asia

Activities in 2008 - 9

• Others– Livestock restocking (cattle, goats), feed and

veterinary supplies in Tsunami, Cyclone, flood and earthquake affected areas, disease emergencies

– Support pig and poultry production in food security project in the Pacific countries

TCDC

Instrument established to allow exchange of expertise amongst countries.– Distribution of Brucella (RBT) antigens to 15 countries

participated in the 2nd FAO-APHCA/OIE Regional Workshop on Brucellosis Diagnosis and Control

(and Fiji* – upon emergency request)– Thailand‘s request for Jinhua pig semen for use under

H.M. Queen‘s project (China – Thailand)

– Why do countries do not make use of it?

(* 12,000 doses of RBT antigens provided by Thai DLD.)

2009 - 10new activities

1. Dairy Asia Network 2. BSE/Prion Diseases Workshop/Meeting 3. Bluetongue Workshop 4. WTO’s SPS Workshop 5. Brucellosis Workshop 6. Feed Safety Workshop 7. Bat Diseases Surveillance Workshop 8. FEPTV Programme9. GIS Workshop10. Animal Breeding and Genetic Training

Thank you